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By Chris Lopez The book of Judges chapters 17 and 18 records an incident well worth our consideration. Judges 17 begins with an individual named Micah  meaning, “Who is like God,” from the tribe of Ephraim living in the mountains. He stole eleven hundred shekels of silver from his mother. He returned the money he […]

By Steven Chan 1. The title of this article is not a quotation from the Bible. It is an English proverb. Nevertheless, its sentiment is not inconsistent with what the Bible reveals. The proverb carries the following meanings:- 2. One meaning is that while some may have good intentions, their actions in carrying them out […]

Before becoming a Christian, I was not familiar with the Bible but the Bible impressed me as many of my friends quoted some wise sayings like: • “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6 :21) • the term “Good Samaritan” to mean someone who does good all the time […]

By Lim Chong Teck In an article published on 11 August 2019 in the Star newspaper, “Suspect, wife remanded in fatal road incident on PLUS highway,” it described how a minor accident turned into an ugly confrontation of both parties who could not control their emotions and took to aggression which resulted in death and […]

By Roger D. Campbell I am not asking you if you know someone who is a grump. I am not asking you if there is someone in your family or with whom you work who is a grumpy person. I am asking you, dear reader, a personal question: Are you a grump? Perhaps you will […]

By Roger D. Campbell Some who read the Old Testament or hear of its contents conclude that Jehovah God was too severe in the manner in which He dealt with people. “Sure, people made mistakes. We all do that. I just do not understand why God had to be so harsh during the days of […]

By Richard Lim All throughout history, human beings have been preoccupied with building walls, from the Great Wall of China to the Berlin walls. Walls signify one thing, they are built to keep people out, to cause division and segregation. In Ephesians 2, Paul speaks of the demolition of the biggest wall of his time […]

By Ong Eng Boon All of us who go through life and after finishing school, college or university are doing some form of work so that we can put bread on the table and to provide other needs for our family. In fact, the bible is clear that we are not to be idle doing […]

By Wilbur Lim Recently I had a Bible discussion with a believer from one of the denominations of Christendom. I was happy to note that the faith he believed in was not in a vacuum, but could be backed by historical and scientific means. With that, I proceeded to probe further into his understanding of […]